On Boards Podcast

Conversations About What Makes Boards and the People Who Serve on Them More Effective

On Boards Podcast is a podcast about one of the most critically important aspects of any company or organization, its board of directors or advisors, with a focus on the important issues that are facing boards, company leadership and stakeholders. Joe Ayoub and his co-host Raza Shaikh speak with a wide range of guests, experienced board members, board chairs, CEOs, investors, governance professionals, and other leaders to discuss what actually happens in and around the boardroom,

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On Boards is for current and aspiring directors, CEOs and senior executives, investors, founders, advisors, governance professionals, and anyone interested in understanding how boards work and how they can become more impactful.

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Explore conversations with accomplished directors, executives, investors, and governance leaders about the issues shaping today’s boardrooms.

90. Building an effective board for post-restructured companies with Jon Weber

December 17, 2025

In this episode of On Boards, hosts Joe Ayoub and Raza Shaikh welcome Jon Weber, founder of the Jon F. Weber advisory firm and an experienced board leader in operationally intensive, post-restructured companies. Jon has served on over 50 boards. 

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82. Reimagining AI Board Intelligence with Raffaela Rein

May 7, 2025

In this episode of On Boards, hosts Joe Ayoub and Raza Shaikh welcome Raffaela Rein,  a seasoned entrepreneur and board member with expertise in frontier technology and innovation-driven leadership.

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74. Navigating Board Stages of Startup Boards: Insights from Chris Cuddy, Board Chair of ezCater

November 17, 2024

In this episode of On Boards, Chris Cuddy, a seasoned executive and board leader with over 25 years of experience growing technology-enabled companies in both the private and public sectors shares invaluable insights into the evolution of a company’s board as it progresses through different growth stages.

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56. Meghan Juday – There is no business like a family business!

June 1, 2023

Meghan Juday is a fourth-generation leader and Chairman of the Board of Ideal Industries, a 100+ year old family business.  In this episode Meghan talks about her journey to become the first woman leader in the family business, and some of the lessons about family and governance she learned along the way.

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33. Extraordinary Women on Boards: a force in advancing diversity and excellence on boards

January 1, 2022

After a fascinating career at Goldman Sachs, Lisa Shalett “retired” in 2015 – and two years later started what has become Extraordinary Women on Boards, EWOB, a peer-to-peer community of hundreds of women directors from the US and around the world, focused on advancing board excellence, modernizing governance and increasing board diversity. In this episode Lisa talks about how Extraordinary Women on Boards started, how its membership exploded and how it has become an extraordinary force in advancing diversity and excellence on boards.


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Building Effective Boards in a Changing World with Ray Garcia

October 12, 2026

Our 100th episode!

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